Bill Text: NY A03540 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to providing a medical examination whenever an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child or adult is reported.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - held for consideration in mental health [A03540 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03540-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3540
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, GUNTHER, ARROYO, HOOPER, MONTESANO,
SWEENEY, ABINANTI, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COOK, CROUCH, DUPREY, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, ROBIN-
SON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental
Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
ers of services for the developmentally disabled
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 31.11 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION AT A HOSPITAL, URGENT
4 CARE OR SIMILAR INSTITUTION WHENEVER AN ALLEGATION OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT
5 OF A CHILD OR ADULT UNDER SUCH CARE IS REPORTED.
6 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07652-01-3
